go to war (over someone or something)

go to war (over someone or something)
go to war (over someone or something)
to wage a war over someone or something. (Often an exaggeration.) •

We aren't going to go to war over this, are we?

Do you want to go to war over Sarah? Is she that important to you?


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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